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07-18-2007, 05:44 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gilbert, AZ
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| Breed 5 lb female to 6.5 lb male?? I have a female Yorkie who is just over 5 lbs. & a male Yorkie who is about 6.5 lbs. My female is in heat & I was planning to breed her to a 3.5 lb Yorkie. While I was out running errands, my husband let the dogs out to do there business & one thing led to another & they tied up for about 15 minutes. She went into heat about a week ago. I know that it's best to breed with a smaller male & have done a lot of research on breeding over the past year, wanting to breed her (which is partly why we got her a boyfriend & playmate, but he ended up bigger than we expected). Is it a waste now to keep them apart & even breed her with the 3.5 lb stud we were planning to use? Help! I want to do the right thing & don't want my little girl having complications. |
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07-18-2007, 06:50 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA
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| I hope some of the breeders on here see this and are able to answer these questions for you.
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07-18-2007, 07:08 PM | #3 |
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| Bumpp ... hope someone can help you ! Good Luck!
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07-18-2007, 07:12 PM | #4 | |
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07-19-2007, 07:40 AM | #5 | |
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07-19-2007, 07:50 AM | #6 | |
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It was the reason I stated not to be bred with another dog....I should have explained it more in depth. Sometimes I forget to do that, assuming that certain things are understood. Sorry.
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07-19-2007, 07:55 AM | #7 |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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| Forgot to add....why would you want 2 different sires.....too confusing, couldn't track health issues that "may" occurr, wouldn't know who the sire was....................I would suggest a genetic/breeding/whelping class.
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07-19-2007, 08:32 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gilbert, AZ
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| Thanks so much for the advice... any other comments would be greatly appreciated also. Alittle more clarification It wasn't my intention to breed my 2 dogs together (since my male was bigger). I wondered about still breeding her with the other sire only because I hoped that my male may have been too young to get her pregnant (from what I've read, they can get sperm as early as 7 mos., but more realistically after 1 year), or that maybe the dam wasn't far enough into her heat cycle for it to take effect (She was about 1 week in when they got stuck). (Wishful thinking). Also, wondering if anyone has had a success story of a smaller female & larger male breeding & the dam not having borth complications?? Since the damage may have been done, I'm looking for hopefully stories so I'm not as stressed the whole pregnancy. I know the obvious vet visits, testing etc. will help too. Thanks again! |
07-19-2007, 08:36 AM | #9 | |
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Too late now, but I would be more concerned about whether or not the stud I used best matched the qualities of my female and whether the mating would contribute to improve the breed. | |
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07-19-2007, 05:32 PM | #11 |
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| I have bred my 6 lb male to my 5 lb female and she didnt have any trouble at all. The puppies were normal size and two of them ended up being around 3 lbs and the other 2 were larger like their daddy. |
07-19-2007, 05:44 PM | #12 |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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| Ok Guys here I go again.....size of parents are only a contributing factor... the line is what will determine the outcome of the pups. When looking at a dog you like, go to that dogs sire for breeding. Because you know what the sire throws.
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